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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	Variable Insurance Products Fund V
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Supplement [Text Block]	vipf_SupplementTextBlock	Supplement to the Fidelity^® Variable Insurance Products Investor Class Money Market Portfolio April 30, 2015 Prospectus Effective December 1, 2015, Money Market Portfolio has transitioned to a government money market fund and has changed its name to Government Money Market Portfolio. The following "Principal Investment Strategies" and "Principal Investment Risks" replace the existing information beginning on page 3. Principal Investment Strategies Normally investing at least 99.5% of total assets in cash, U.S. Government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash or government securities). Investing in U.S. Government securities issued by entities that are chartered or sponsored by Congress but whose securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Investing in compliance with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds for the quality, maturity, liquidity, and diversification of investments. Principal Investment Risks Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. Issuer-Specific Changes. A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Fidelity Investments and its affiliates, the fund's sponsor, have no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time. The fund will not impose a fee upon the sale of your shares, nor temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund's weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets because of market conditions or other factors.

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Variable Insurance Products Fund V

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Supplement to the
Fidelity^® Variable Insurance Products
Investor Class
Money Market Portfolio
April 30, 2015
Prospectus

Effective December 1, 2015, Money Market Portfolio has transitioned to a government money market fund and has changed its name to Government Money Market Portfolio.

The following "Principal Investment Strategies" and "Principal Investment Risks" replace the existing information beginning on page 3.

Principal Investment Strategies

Normally investing at least 99.5% of total assets in cash, U.S. Government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash or government securities).
Investing in U.S. Government securities issued by entities that are chartered or sponsored by Congress but whose securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.
Investing in compliance with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds for the quality, maturity, liquidity, and diversification of investments.

Principal Investment Risks

Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.
Issuer-Specific Changes. A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a money market security to decrease.

You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Fidelity Investments and its affiliates, the fund's sponsor, have no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

The fund will not impose a fee upon the sale of your shares, nor temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund's weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets because of market conditions or other factors.